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Saturday, September 28, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 28, 2024

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BIRTH
BLEND
COMPOUND
CROSS
CRUISE
DEED
HOTEL
HOUSE
HYBRID
LODGE
PLANT
QUALITY
REMOTE
STICK
TOKEN
WEDGE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

COMPOSITEStraightforward
EMBEDModerate
ITEMS IN A MONOPOLY BOXTricky
___ CONTROLDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

COMPOSITEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A MIXTURE OR COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS+ 3 more…
EMBEDModerate
WORDS MEANING TO FIX OR INSERT SOMETHING FIRMLY INTO A SURFACE+ 3 more…
ITEMS IN A MONOPOLY BOXTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND INSIDE A MONOPOLY BOARD GAME BOX+ 3 more…
___ CONTROLDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'CONTROL' TO FORM A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
COMPOSITEStraightforward
BLEND,COMPOUND,CROSS,HYBRID

BLEND, COMPOUND, CROSS, and HYBRID all describe something made by combining two or more different elements or species.

EMBEDModerate
LODGE,PLANT,STICK,WEDGE

LODGE, PLANT, STICK, and WEDGE all mean to embed or firmly insert something into a place.

ITEMS IN A MONOPOLY BOXTricky
DEED,HOTEL,HOUSE,TOKEN

DEED, HOTEL, HOUSE, and TOKEN are all physical components included in a standard Monopoly game set.

___ CONTROLDevious
BIRTH,CRUISE,QUALITY,REMOTE

BIRTH, CRUISE, QUALITY, and REMOTE each pair with CONTROL to make familiar compound phrases: birth control, cruise control, quality control, remote control.

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